Twins 2 - 6 Rockies
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Francis targeting first win of season

May 18, 2008 - 2:59 PM Minnesota (21-21) at Colorado (16-27) 3:05 pm EDT

DENVER (Ticker) -- In part because of 17-game winner Jeff Francis, the Colorado Rockies advanced to their first World Series last season. Nearly two months into the 2008 campaign, he still has yet to taste victory.

Francis eyes his first win of the season when the Rockies attempt to take the rubber game of a three-game interleague series with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Credited with the win in Game One of the National League Championship Series last fall, Francis' (0-4, 6.27 ERA) future as staff ace appeared to be a solid bet. However, three starts this season against the team he beat in the playoffs last season, Arizona, have been disastrous and doomed his team to an awful start.

The lefthander was at his worst in his last outing, surrendering eight runs and 13 hits over just 4 2/3 innings in an 8-4 loss to the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. His 0-3 record and 11.25 ERA against Arizona have done very little for his confidence.

Francis hopes a fresh start against the Twins, a team he has never faced before, will be the cure for his ills and lead Colorado to its first series win since taking two of three at Houston from April 18-20.

Kevin Slowey (0-3, 5.79) isn't faring much better, failing to make it through six innings in any of his three turns in the rotation. However, the righthander did work a season-high 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday's 5-3 loss against Toronto, allowing three runs and five hits.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    MINNESOTA 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 6 3
    COLORADO 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 x 6 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: MIN - KEVIN SLOWEY, MATT GUERRIER (6TH), JUAN RINCON (7TH), DENNYS
    REYES (7TH), JESSE CRAIN (7TH), BOBBY KORECKY (7TH) AND MIKE
    REDMOND
    COL - JEFF FRANCIS, TAYLOR

    May 18 6:04 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ SCORED MATT HOLLIDAY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T BUCHHOLZ ON FIRST, B HAWPE ON SECOND, T
    HELTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    COLORADO 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.294, 0-FOR-3)

    Twins 2, Rockies 6  Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 18 5:36 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY TODD HELTON SCORED OMAR QUINTANILLA AND WILLY
    TAVERAS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T HELTON ON FIRST, M HOLLIDAY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    COLORADO 5 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.341, 2-FOR-3)

    Twins 2, Rockies 5  Bot 7, 0 OutsMay 18 5:26 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JEFF BAKER SCORED GARRETT ATKINS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BAKER ON FIRST, B HAWPE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2
    COLORADO 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C IANNETTA (.299, 0-FOR-2)

    Twins 2, Rockies 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 18 4:52 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TODD HELTON (4) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF KEVIN SLOWEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, COLORADO 2
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: G ATKINS (.337, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins 2, Rockies 2  Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 18 4:42 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JUSTIN MORNEAU (8) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT
    IN THE 6TH OFF JEFF FRANCIS SCORED DELMON YOUNG.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 2, COLORADO 1
    DUE UP FOR MINNESOTA: M CUDDYER (.245, 1-FOR-2)

    Twins 2, Rockies 1  Top 6, 0 OutsMay 18 4:34 PM


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    AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CLINT BARMES (3) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF KEVIN SLOWEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: MINNESOTA 0, COLORADO 1
    DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.315, 0-FOR-0, HBP)

    Twins 0, Rockies 1  Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 18 3:58 PM

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